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Explainer https://github.com/WebAudio/web-speech-api/blob/main/explainers/unspoken-punctuation.md Specification https://webaudio.github.io/web-speech-api Summary Adds the unspokenPunctuation boolean attribute to the SpeechRecognition interface of the Web Speech API. When enabled (true), this attribute directs the speech recognition engine to automatically infer and insert punctuation marks (such as periods, commas, and question marks) based on the user's natural pauses, grammatical structure, and prosody, without requiring explicit spoken punctuation commands. Blink component Blink>Speech Web Feature ID speech-recognition Motivation Currently, developers building voice-enabled web applications—such as casual dictation tools, automated transcription services, or conversational assistants—receive raw, unpunctuated text streams from the Web Speech API. To make this text readable and polished, developers are often forced to implement and maintain complex downstream NLP models to infer basic formatting. Additionally, from an end-user perspective, having to explicitly dictate punctuation (eg, stopping to say "comma" or "period") disrupts the natural flow of continuous speech and significantly increases cognitive load. Introducing the unspokenPunctuation attribute solves this by moving automatic, prosody-aware punctuation directly into the browser's speech recognition engine. This provides an intuitive, conversational voice typing experience for users out-of-the-box, while dramatically lowering the barrier to entry for developers building voice-driven web apps. Initial public proposal No information provided TAG review No information provided TAG review status Not applicable Goals for experimentation None Risks Interoperability and Compatibility No information provided Gecko: Positive (https://github.com/WebAudio/web-speech-api/issues/187#issuecomment-4479796822) WebKit: No signal Web developers: No signals Other signals: Ergonomics N/A Activation N/A Security N/A WebView application risks Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? N/A, Not supported on Android Debuggability None required. Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)? No On-device Web Speech is only supported on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests? Yes Flag name on about://flags No information provided Finch feature name WebSpeechUnspokenPunctuation Rollout plan Will ship enabled for all users Requires code in //chrome? True Tracking bug https://bugs.chromium.org/b/514764702 Measurement N/A Adoption expectation Feature is used by specific partner (Google Meet) to provide functionality within 12 months of launch in Chrome. Estimated milestones Shipping on desktop 151 DevTrial on desktop 150 Anticipated spec changes Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or interop issues. Please list open issues (eg links to known github issues in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution may introduce web compat/interop risk (eg, changing to naming or structure of the API in a non-backward-compatible way). https://github.com/WebAudio/web-speech-api/pull/188/changes#diff-5e793325cd2bfc452e268a4aa2f02b4024dd9584bd1db3c2595f61f1ecf7b985 Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status https://chromestatus.com/feature/4785284026859520?gate=4835184634626048 This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/6a187a51.a860e6c2.3bc0d5.0425.GAE%40google.com.
